Judge: Facebook's $550 Million Settlement In Facial Recognition Case Is Not Enough
The judge says those who alleged to have had their privacy violated are entitled to a bigger payout. He said "it just doesn't seem right" that members of the class action would be shortchanged.
Next week, lawyers for Facebook will be back in court, trying to convince a judge they should be allowed to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of violating users' privacy.
Facebook agreed earlier this year to pay $550 million to settle the case, which claims that the tech giant illegally used facial-recognition technology in its "tag suggestions" service.
The deal was the largest-ever payout as the result of a class-action lawsuit alleging online privacy violations.
It was brought under an that allows people
